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ATnNfr @reinem CHARLESJ, GAIavEr, v,olif CHICAGO, ILLINoIs, AssICNCR .To THE CCLIICUN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, or sAME PLACE.

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SPEQIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 531,412, dated December 25, 1894.

, Application filed October 15, 1894. Serial No. 525,896- (NO model-l Be it known that I, OHARLESJ. GARVEY, a

y citizen of the United States, residing in Chi-j cago, inthe county ofk Cook and ,State of Illinois', have invented a new and usefulImprove-f meut in Currycombs, of which Ithe following isa specification.

My invention'v relates to improvements in curry combs,

The object of my invent-ion is to provide -a ,currycomb of a simple, cheap, durable and` efficient construction, which may be securely and easily held in the hand, and curved or shaped by the hand to perfectly conform to the limbs, joints' or other parts of the animal to be curried, and which while operating perfectly to clean and smooththe coat of the animal, may be moved in anydirectiou over the body, limbs or joints of the animal as may be most convenient to the operator, Vwithout danger of cutting or injuring the skin.

-To this 'end 'my invention consists in the combination -with a fieXible pad of rubber fabric, or other like material, conforming substantially inshape to that ofthe hand when the fingers and thumb, are somewhat spread or extended, of a series of short metallic clips secured to the flexible pad at divergent angles to each other, each of the short clips being providedy with two upturned edges or right angle anges, one of which is serrated or furnished with teeth and the other of which is smooth, both of the right angle flanges being of substantially the same width, so that the 'smooth anges in connection with the divergent angles with which the series of clips are arranged will prevent any of the toothed or serrated edges from cutting, injuring yor bearing too hard against the skin of the animalin whatever direction the curry comb as a'whole may be moved over the surface of the animal, or to Whatever part of the animal, whether leg, projecting joint or flat surface it is applied. Y

It further consists in the novel devices and novel combination of parts and devices herein shown and described, and particularlypointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of. this specification, I have shown at Figure 1 a front face or plan view of a curry comb embodying my invention; at Fig. 2, a

' back-view. Fig.3 is a cross Ysection on line 3-3 of Fig. land showing the curry comb curved transversely. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal 55 section on line 4.-'4 of Fig. l, and showing the curry combl curved longitudinally. Fig. 5 1s Aa detail perspective view of one ofthe double edged or double anged metallicclips, and Fig. 6 is a topor plan view of 'the same.

In the drawings A represents a hand-shaped iiexible pad, preferably made of rubber fabric.

B B B are a series of shortdouble iianged l or double edged metallic clips, preferably formed of galvanized iron. preferably about nineteen in number, and are arranged at divergent angles to each other, so that the serrated edges of no two of them follow directly in line one with another. Each of these short metallic clips has an upturned 7.o

serrated or toothed edge b, and an upturned smooth edge b. The smooth edge b is-preferably divided at the middle by a rounded notch or depression b2. Eachof the metallic clips Bis also provided with two or more,

preferably three, integral tongues or points b3, stamped ont of the body portion b4 of the Clip, and which are inserted through the Ilexible pad A and clinched on the back, as indicated at b5, thus securing the double edged 8o metallic comb clips B to the pad.

To enable the flexible pad to be easily and securely held in the hand, it is provided ou the back near the middle with a hand-loop C through which the hand may be inserted, and with a thumb loop C', and also near the end with a loop C2 for the ends of the fingers. The loop C2 may be duplicated at the oppositeend of the pad, as shown in Fig. 2. The

thumb loop Vand hand loop may both prefer- 9o ably be formed from a single strap of leather or other similar material, as indicated in Fig. 3.

The short separate clips B are preferably arranged substantially as illustrated in Fig.

l, that is to saywith a marginal row of clips around the margin of the pad, each of the clips in this marginal row a; `being placed at an angle to those adjacent thereto, and with its smooth edge or Iiange b outward. The Ioa intermediate clips indicated at are placed each at an angle to the radii, so that those on These clips are 65 the opposite sides of the center do not follow in line with each other, and the radially opposite clips marked are so turned as to bring the serrated edge of one on the opposite side of the clip from that of the serrated edge of the other. The tongues b3 are stamped ont transversely to the length of the body portion b of the clip, so as not to weaken the clip.

In my curry comb, by reason of the diverse arrangement of the short, narrow, straight, parallel flanged metallic comb clips at angles to each other, without rows of continuous open spaces between the clips across the pad in any direction, the pad may be moved in any and every direction without causing the straight toothed flanges to cut or injure the skin of the animal on the one hand, and without on the other hand leaving the coat of the animal in ridges or nncombed rows, asis necessarily the case where the clips are arranged in regular rows across the pad -in some directions with rows of open spaces between the clips; and at the same time in my curry comb, owing to the diverse or non-row arrangement of the clips, the flexible pad is free to bend and conform itself in every direction to the surface or joint of the animal, under action of the hand much the same as though there were no metallic clips secured to it. Vhere the clips are arranged in regular rows across the pad, the rows of clips prevent the pad from bending with any facility except in directions at right angles to the rows of clips. By reason ol' the free open channels between the Straight parallel flanges of the clips, and the short length of the clips, and the smooth edge of one of the flanges of each of the clips, the hair and dirt removed are readily cleaned or freed from the comb.

I claiml. The curry comb herein shown and described, consisting of a hand-shaped flexible pad provided with a series of narrow short rectangular metallic clips arranged over its surface at angles to each other, each having a toothed flange and a smooth edged flange, and an open channel between said flanges substantially as specified.

2. The combination with a hand-shaped flexible pad A, of a series of diversely arranged narrow short rectangular metallic clips B secured to said pad at angles to each other without rows of open spaces across the pad in any direction,each of said clips being provided with a toothed flange I) and a smooth edged flange b', and integral tongues b3 for securing the clip to the pad, said flanges being parallel to each other with an open channel between them, substantially as specified.

metallic clips B provided each with a toothed flange b and a smooth flange IJ' having a rounded notch b2, each of said metallic clips having also integral tongues b3 stamped ont of the body portion b4 of the clip, and each of said clips having an open channel between said flanges b b', substantially as specified.

4l. The curry comb herein shown and described, and consisting of a hand-shaped flexible pad provided with a series of separate short narrow rectangular straight parallel flanged metallic comb clips secured thereto and arranged over the surface of the pad at angles to each other and without rows of open spaces across the pad in any direction, so that the toothed flange of one clip does not follow in line with that of another, to enable the curry comb to be moved in any direction over the body or limbs of the animal without injury thereto, substantially as specified.

5. The curry comb herein shown and described, consisting of a hand-shaped flexible pad provided with a series of separate short, narrow, straight parallel flanged rectangular metallic combclips secured thereto, each havinga tooth'ed flange b and a smooth flange b and arranged over the surface of the pad at angles to each other in part in a marginal row and in part in an intermediate portion arranged at angles to the radii, the clips in the marginal row having their smooth flanges outermost, there being no continuous row of open spaces between the clips across the pad in any direction, substantially as specified.

6. The curry comb herein shown and described, consisting of a hand-shaped flexible pad provided with a series of separate short, narrow, straight parallel flanged rectangular metallic comb clips secured thereto, each `having a toothed flangeb and a smooth flange b and arranged over the surface 0f the pad at angles to each other in part in a marginal row and in part in an intermediate portion arranged at angles to the radii, the clips in the marginal row having their smooth flanges outermost, and each of said clips having transversely stamped out integral tongues b3 to secure the clips to the pad, there being no continuous rows of open spaces between the clips across the pad in any direction, substantially as specified.

CHARLES J. GARVEY.

Witnesses:

Il. M. MUNDAY, EDMUND ADCOCK.

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